Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jonah 1:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jonah 1:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jonah 1:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God asked Jonah to go to Nineveh, a big city, and tell them they were being very bad. God wanted to give them a chance to stop being bad and change their ways.

Jonah 1:2: Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

Jonah 1:2 calls for the declaration of judgment on Nineveh, while Ezekiel 33:11 emphasizes God's preference for the wicked to turn from their ways and live, showing a desire for repentance over destruction.

Ezekiel 33:11: Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

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